dpkg trigger cycle detection was an experimental feature in Debian, and subsequently Ubuntu, was has now been removed from dpkg. Therefore, this bug report is no longer valid and I'm marking it as such.
If you are interested in more information about this issue you could look at: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776910#42 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #776910 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776910 ** Changed in: gnome-icon-theme (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gnome-icon-theme in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1421093 Title: package libc-bin 2.19-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned Status in gnome-icon-theme package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: upon upgrading my vivid test installation I received this error. It seems this might be a dupe of bug 1394849 and/or bug 1416739 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: libc-bin 2.19-15ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu10 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 12 12:31:32 2015 Dependencies: gcc-5-base 5-20150202-0ubuntu1 libc6 2.19-15ubuntu1 libcap2 1:2.24-6 libgcc1 1:5-20150202-0ubuntu1 multiarch-support 2.19-15ubuntu1 DuplicateSignature: package:libc-bin:2.19-15ubuntu1:triggers looping, abandoned ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-23 (203 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20140522) SourcePackage: glibc Title: package libc-bin 2.19-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-icon-theme/+bug/1421093/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp